The Journal (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 1917 Page: 1 of 9
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OKLA. CITY, OKLA.
Historical Society X
TO THE GEARY BULLETIN NINETEEN-TWELVE
ESTABLISHED IN NINETEEN-HUNDRED—
NUMBER U9
GEARY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1917
VOLUME 17
DEFEATED BY FAIRVIEW
Geary Eleven Crushed by Heavy Vis-
itors; 02 to O.
GEARY TO HAVE A GIN
Anadarko People Planning
Here Next Year.
Due doubtless to the successful
cotton crop raised here this year
and the high prices received for it
on board cars here, representatives
of the Anadarko Cotton Oil Mill,
were here last week conferring
with J. P. Salyer, who has been
buying cotton on the local market
for that firm, and we are informed
by Mr. Salyer that the Anadarko
people are already actively arrang-
ing to put in a gin in Geary next
year with Mr. Salyer as the prob-
able manager.
A large number of farmers have
announced their intention of giv-
ing an acreage to cotton next year,
which fact doubtless influenced
the Anadarko people in their de-
cision to enter the field here next
year.
A location for the gin has not
yet been decided upon, although
we understand the gin machinery
and fixtures have already been
bought.
Due to the steady decrease in
cotton acreage the old Harris-Irby
gin was removed from Geary about
three years back, since which time
Geary has had no gin. Nor has
there been need of one since there
has been little or no cotton plant-
ed in this section. It looks now
like the fleecy staple was to come
into its own again however.
HIGH SCHOOL LYCEUM
Rogers Ramblings—
A few weeks ago I wrote about the suc-
cess of J. P. Robinson in feeding his hens
Poultry Panacea to make them lay. 1 wrote
the facts as an advertisement of Panacea and
it has been a success. My sales on this item
have been large. However, advertising is a
great thing and since then J. P. has had peo-
ple calling on him every day for eggs and
chickens—and made one sale of eighty-sev-
en hens for $87.00. I'm going to charge
him a 5 per cent commission when he clos-
es the deal. REMEMBER-HESS*
POULTRY PANACEA MAKES
HENS LAY.
A while ago the rats developed a fond-
ness for giue and gnawed the binding off a
big lot of tablets. The paper isn't hurt and
and as they are all 10c, 15c and 25c tab-
lets, are a big bargain at >c at which price
they are being sold.
New cigar prices are now in effed—as
follows: All former 5 c cigars now sell for 6c
and 1 Oc cigars for I 1 c. However, in full
boxes the price will remain 5 c and 10c. I
carry 47 different brands of Cigars.
And by the way—we have cleared out
the rats with A. D. S. Rat Pafte. It gets
them every time. 25c a box.
As in previous years, manfadurers are
warning us of the shortage in White Ivory.
We have received several small shipments
lately, and its selling well. If you are going
to give White Ivory for Christmas, its not
too early to make seledions.
My Green Hand Lotion is selling bigger
every week, because it does well what it is
intended to do—Cures Chaps. I sell a gen-
erous bottle for a quarter.
A fresh shipment of Chocolates this week.
Also a lot of boxes for packing bulk Choc-
olates which keeps them from crushing. Ju&
a little extra service which you get at the
Rexall Store. My Candy is fresh because
I keep it moving. Highest grade Bulk
Chocolates 50c per pound.
—MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT—
ROGERS DRUG STORE
Two Numbers Here Friday and Satur-
day Nights.
The high school lyceum course, af-
ter twice disappointing its audiences
by the failure of the entertainer who
was to give the first number to ap-
pear, due to the fact that she was
compelled to undergo a minor throat
operation in New York City, is mak-
ing up for lost time with a vengeance
this week by giving the first and sec-
ond numbers almost simultaneously
—on Friday and Saturday nights of
this week.
The Friday night number is the
second one of the course, the Zede-
ler Symphonetic Quintet. . This is a
group of musicians consisting of
three gentlemen and two ladies that
are among the strongest on the con-
cert stage of the country.
Saturday night, Miss Atteyeh, the
Turkish entertainer and lecturer on
Turkish life and customs, who was
booked for the first number here, will
fill the delayed engagement. She was
here Wednesday and will return
without fail on Saturday night. This
entertainment ic daid to be one of the
most interesting of the course.
Season tickets admit to all num-
bers. Single admissions to both num-
bers will be 35c and 50c. Programs
start at 8:15.
DISTRICT C. E. CONVENTION
AVill Be Held in Geary November
22-23 at Christian Church.
SALES BRING THE MONEY
Everything Selling Well at the Auc-
tion Sales.
The district convention of the
Christian Endeavor society of the
Christian church will be held in
Geary on November 22 and 23, ac-
cording to a letter received last
week by the Journal from Wil-
liam Ziegler, the district president,
who lives at Calumet.
This district comprises the coun-
ties of Kingfisher, Blaine and the
northern part of Caddo counties,
and has a membership including
about 40 different Christian En-
deavor societies. Plans have been
laid for this convention and an in-
teresting program has been prepar-
ed. Mr. W. Roy Breg, a national
field secretary of the Christian En-
deavor. will be the principal speak-
er, and will be ably assisted by sev-
eral of the state and district officers.
This convention will doubtless be
the means of bringing well up to-
ward 100 delegates from the differ-
ent societies to Geary for the con-
vention.
According to reports the Long, and
Buchanan sales held this week, are
among the best ever held in this sec-
tion of the country in point of high
prices paid for practically everything
offered. Mr. Long was in the office
Tuesday and Mr. Buchanan on Wed-
neday and both expressed themselves
as very much pleased over the out-
come.
This should be the time to have
public sales—this winter and next
spring—as the unusual industrial
conditions of the country has auto-
matically brought about an era of
high prices never before dreamed of.
Most of the farmers are well able to
buy what they want this year and the
farmer who has a surplus of livestock
and other things about his place
might well convert them into cash via
the public sale route.
County Officers Here
County Judge E. H. Lookabaugh
County Attorney Ben Smith, and
Court Clerk -T. P. Quayle, were
here from the county seat Monday
afternoon to hold the regular No-
vember term of the Geary Division
of the County court. It developed
that there were no important bus-
iness to be transacted justifying
calling a jury. A few probate mat-
ters were discussed and a demur-
rer filed by Attorney C. F. Dyer
for the defendant in the case of
Beacham Wishard vs. Ice etal, was
overruled by the court. Mr. Dyer
then announced the defense ready
for trial but the court declined to
call a jury for the case and strong-
ly recommended that the case be
tried at Watonga at the coming
term there.
—Squires & Self will soon move
from the Smith building on Broad-
way to the Bill Huff building on
the south side of Main street.
Squires & Self Moving
Squires & Self are making prep-
arations to move their grocery
store, lock stock and barrel from
their present location next door to
Huff's confectionery, to the Bill
Huff building on Main street, re-
cently vacated by the "South Side"
pool hall. The new location is be-
ing cleaned up. the walls calsomin-
ed. and otherwise redecorated and
will make a dandy home for Mesrs.
Squires & Self's thriving establish-
ment. They expect to move in
about the middle of the month.
PICTURE SHOW
BENEFIT NOV. 28
NET PROCEEDS WILL GO
TO GEARY RED CROSS
ON THAT DATE.
BEALMER SOLD FINE FARM
j Tom Haley Paid $11,500 For Fine
Alfalfa Quarter.
The first benefit listed for
the Red Cross in Geary is the
Picture Show on November 28,
when a special show will be
arranged by Mr. Dunn and the
entire net proceeds will be
turned over to this worthy
cause.
Mr. Dunn has lately come among
the business men of Geary but he
has already come to be recognized
as one of our most progressive
ones. He was the first to make
such a liberal offer and no doubt
many others will follow his lead.
He has already made arrange-
ments for a special feature picture
for this night which is particularly
appropriate for the occasion and the
people of Geary and surrounding
country will have the opportunity
of seeing a picture rarely shown in
a town of this size and at the same
time know that their money spent
for an evening of entertainment and
instruction will be for one of the
most worthy causes in the world.
This entertainment is only a start
on the many things the Geary branch
of the Red Cross will do to raise
funds and otherwise carry out the
work of the organization allotted to
them.
The committees for the various
departments have been busy with
their respective parts and every-
thing seems well planned to make
Geary's branch of the Red Cross
one among the best to be found In
this part of Oklahoma.
Tom Haley last week paid A. L.
Bealmer the i\iim of $11,500 for
his fine quarter section of farm
land five miles east of Geary, the
highest price ever paid in this vi-
cinity for land that far out from
the city. This farm is conceded to
be one of he best "alfalfa" quar-
ters in the courttry, lying level as
it does in the richest part of the
Canadian Valley.
Mr. Haley says he expects to
move on the place about the first
of the year and farm it and feed
cattle and hogs. He will, of course
continue his meat market in the
city, but expects to find some com-
petent man to relieve him of the
actual management of the shop.
Mr. Bealmer, we understand, is
undecided as to just where he will
locate in the future. He expects
to have a public sale within the
next week or so.
Before an onslaught that for sheer
weight and strength would have done
credit to a university eleven, the
Geary high school foot ball team's
defense crumbled last Friday after-
noon and Fairview high school romp-
ed away with a 62 to 0 victory. The
Geary lads fought like tigers from
beginning to end of the contest and
scarcely a man but was bruised and
| battered by the visitors battering
ram offense until they were fit sub-
jects for the hospital at the end of
the game.
Fairvlew's entire machine was
built around one man—Smith, their
fullback. This man is one of the
huskiest athletes ever seen here and
his great weight and remarkable
strength enabled him time after time
to stagger yard after yard with from
one to three Geary men hanging to
him. Practically all of Fairvlew's
gains were either made with Smith
carrying the ball or were directly due
to his weight and strength behind
the man who did carry it.
The visitors depended solely upon
their superior weight to carry them
to victory. Indeed that was the only
way they could gain ground. Geary
had little difficulty in breaking up
their few attempted passes, while on
the other hand, about the only way
Geary could gain was by the aerial
game. During the last half how-
ever, after Cash, Geary tali back and
leading exponent of the pasting game
had one eye entirely closed by an In-
jury, his passes lacked their custom-
ary accuracy and even this usually
efficient weapon was taken from us.
Credit must be given the local boys
for one of the gamest uphill fights
ever seen here—one that they well
knew was hopeless from the kickoff.
In spite of this they were in the
game all the time and not a man
quit until the final whistle blew.
FAIRVIEW— —GEARY
Wimpey RE Barney
Corbin RT Curtis
Gamble RG—L. Cubbage
Early C Campbell
Nash LG__F. Cubbage
Stalman LT Matthe vs
Shaefer LE Brown
Bower j QB Lowma,'
Ball inns™ Conger
Prentiss LHB Deun
Smith FB Cash
Substitutes: Geary—Stough f-r
P.rown in Inst quarter.
Referee—Allen.
This columm has been given the Geary
Red Cross Chapter by the Tournal and the
Publicity Committee will use • he space for
Red Cross announcements each week.
Some Engraving
Wednesday morning when Horace
Truman and Julius Garvey, the finan-
ce committee of the Red cross organ-
ization, descended upon the Journal
office with decks cleared for action
and demanded forthwith the produc-
tion of a red, white and blue card
with the words "I am a member of
(Red Cross) We Must Win" they
rather stumped us for a while, espec-
ially since they wanted the Job com-
pleted before two o'clock that after-
noon. You see we had no Red Cross
emblem and there was no engraving
house nearer than Oklahoma City.
However we got out our trusty pen
1 knife nd did some hurry-up engrav-
' ing on the Red Cross ourselves, with
the result you see on the lapel of
most everyone you meet now. The
! engraving may lack some of the fin-
ish and technique that a little more
| time would have provided but we
I maintain it's a perfectly good Red
J Cross. Only thing wrong was in our
j haste we forgot to use blue ink and
j printed the cards in black.
HURD GOES TO EL RENO
Promotion Takes Geary Cashier at
'Rock Island Depot.
Will Hurd, who has been cashier of
the Rock Island station here for the
past two yearB, has been promoted to
the service and will go to El Reno
] shortly where he will have a respon-
l sible position in the car service de-
| partment. Mr. Hurd is a Geary boy
I and has many friends here who will
: be glad for his success while regrett-
| ing hiB departure from Geary.
j The vacancy here will be filled by
i Johnny Douglas, who for the past two
j years has been agent at Driftwood,
[Okla. Douglas is well known to many
| Geary people, having been fermorly
a resident of Bridgeport and a cornet-
i8t of note. If his duties permit he
will be a welcome addition to the
Geary band.
Mr. Hurd, we are informed,
will leave j\b soon as he can be reliev-
ed here. It is understood he has sold
his residence property here to J. D.
Miller, whose new $7,000 residence
adjoins.
Meat Markets Consolidated
The first of the month the two
meat markets heretofore operated
as the Little Meat Market, owned
by J. W. Paden, and the market
known as the H. R. Paden & Com-
pany shop, were consolidated un-
der the latter name and the Little
Meat Market closed up the fixtures
and equipment being moved to the
other shop across the street from
the post office J. W. Paden. Bob
Bonchelle and Cuddy Johnson will
be actively connected with the-
shop.
—Squires £ S* lf will soon oc-
cupy the Bill Huff building on
Main street.
Whitmans Box Candy
Sheaffers Self Filling Fountain Pens
Whitings Stationery
Eastman Kodaks
Spaldmgs Sporting Goods
Pinneys Book Store
The Place to Buy Your Stationery
Jess Shelby Buys Home
Jess Shelby has purchased tfie
Peter Long property on South
Blaine avenue and moved into the
place last week. This is a very de-
sirable piece of property and will
make Mr. Shelby a fine home. The
Galloway house on North Blaine,
vacated by Mr. Shelby has been oc-
cupied by J. C. Fowler and family,
who moved out of the Ryel proper-
ty on the west side.
Pinney Buys Chalmen Roadster
Romney Pinney this week pur-
chased one of the fine new six cyl-
inder roadsters from C. J. Nelson,
of the Peoples Garage and Sales-
room. The new car is one of the
finest appearing vehicles ever sold
here and Mr. Pinney and Mr. Nel-
son are alike duly proud of It.
J. K. Young Has Typhoid
J. E. Young, prominent business
| man of this city, is seriously ill at
the Bittick boarding house on West
I Main street with an attack of typhoid
I fever. He was taken ill last Satur-
day. A trained nurse is in charge
and he is receiveing every attention.
His early recovery is hoped for.
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